Education / Parenting Blog
on November 17, 2020 at 9:06 am ×
Thank you DiversyFund for sponsoring this post. It’s never too early to learn about investing for your future! Since they were wee bundles, too young to make any money at all and too young to understand the value of having it and the anxiety of being without, I have been […]
Education
on June 2, 2016 at 7:09 am ×
My kids tend to miss a lot of school but I like to think that they won’t get into trouble for all the absences because I’m not just pulling them out of class all willy-nilly. Last month, we spent 10 days on board the brand new Carnival Vista cruise ship […]
Education
on April 8, 2015 at 11:37 am ×
Baseball is back in all its glory…and the school year winding down! Not only is it a fantastic sport, baseball is also a super way to help kids of any age learn math, physics and so much more during the school year and over summer break to avoid the dreaded […]
Education
on March 18, 2015 at 9:17 am ×
Just as I adore my two children equally, I love each and every one of my PBS Parents Learning Activities. That said, this new one is pretty darn special to me. It’s a unique Women’s History Month Learning Activity that combines writing computer code and sharks as a way to […]
Education
on March 4, 2015 at 9:33 am ×
My latest learning activity on PBS Parents is a rad mix of artistic imagination and basic math equation solving, and came from the brilliantly creative mind of my lovely wife. Check out The Intersection of Art and Math today on PBS Parents! This art and math activity is perfect for […]
Education
on October 29, 2014 at 12:58 pm ×
A couple quick things before I send you over to PBS Parents. 1) Justin Roberts saw his first kid’s book published this fall. It is wonderful and features prominently in my new Adventures in Learning post for PBS. 2) My pal Chris Routly is trying to Kickstart his new kid’s […]
Education
on October 15, 2014 at 2:22 pm ×
Halloween is now only two weeks (plus a couple of days) away! Get your kids ready with this simple Halloween word mining activity on PBS Parents to keep their brains sharp ahead of the sugar buzz lurking like a ghoulish skeleton around the corner. My latest Adventures in Learning post […]
Education
on September 29, 2014 at 10:07 pm ×
What happens when you combine seasonal fruit collection with a rapidly approaching writing deadline? Poof! Autumn Math with Apples and Pumpkins on PBS Parents! 😉 This one is great for homeschoolers, teachers, and people with excess apples in their kitchen. Seriously though, big love to my little lady for helping […]